Is there any Jane Austen heroine who sees more — and better — than 27-year-old Anne Elliot in "Persuasion"?

And yet among the quartet of Austen's major heroines — Anne as well as Elizabeth, Fanny and Emma — is there anyone who is less appreciated and noticed, by either the characters surrounding her or Austen's own devoted fans? | July 15, 2014»Read Full Article

Fish Creek — John Donne may have believed that no man was an island, but try telling that to the human flotsam that washes ashore on Soldier Island in Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None," now on stage at Peninsula Players Theatre under Linda Fortunato's direction.

Baileys Harbor — Midway through the captivating and exceptional Door Shakespeare production of "The Comedy of Errors," we're given a moving, beautifully played moment during which we're reminded that this most farcical of the Bard's plays — in which identical twins are continually mistaken for one another — is also a dress rehearsal for the much deeper and darker "Twelfth Night."

Luciana, sister to the pretty but histrionic Adriana, tries to persuade Adriana's husband, Antipholus of Ephesus, to pay more attention to his wife rather than gadding about in the streets and cavorting with the local courtesan. | July 15, 2014»Read Full Article

Songwriter Hall of Famer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne will stop at the Riverside Theater tonight as part of his summer solo tour. Associated Press photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais.| July 15, 2014»Read Full Blog Post